Cornel West Calls Obama The Drone President (+video)
Liberal activist and scholar Dr. Cornel West last week called President Barack Obama “the drone president” for his administration’s controversial use of drone strikes.
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Judge Orders Chandra Levy Court Documents Unsealed (+video)
A judge on Monday ordered the release of sealed documents and transcripts from court proceedings related to the murder case of Chandra Levy, a Washington intern whose disappearance in 2001 drew national headlines and damaged a U.S. congressman’s political career.
Half of Retiring Senators Become Lobbyists, up 1,500% in 40 Years
Christopher Buckley’s review of Mark Leibovich’s “In This Town,” an exposé of official Washington, uncovers this buried morel on page 330 of the book. In 1974, just 3% of retiring members of Congress became lobbyists. Today, 50% of retiring Senators and 42% of retiring House members stay in DC and become lobbyists.
Trump: Something ‘Mentally Wrong’ with Weiner (+video)
Real estate mogul Donald Trump on Monday blasted former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), saying there was something “mentally wrong” with the New York City mayoral candidate.
Sessions to Republicans: GOP Elite View on Immigration Is ‘Nonsense’
In a sharp memo sent this morning to fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill, Senator Jeff Sessions argues that the GOP elite view on immigration–shared by President Barack Obama and Senator Chuck Schumer–is “nonsense.”
Poll: 78 Percent of Young Women Approve of Weiner (+video)
A website found that 78 percent of female clients aged 18-26 approve of Weiner.
Gallup: Majority Would Back Gay Marriage National Referendum
A majority of Americans would back a ballot initiative legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states, according to a new poll released by Gallup on Monday.
Egypt Restores Feared Secret Police Units
Egypt’s interim government was accused of attempting to return the country to the Mubarak era on Monday, after the country’s interior ministry announced the resurrection of several controversial police units that were nominally shut down following the country’s 2011 uprising and the interim prime minister was given the power to place the country in a state of emergency.
Unmanned Aerial Drone to Search for Bigfoot
The hunt for Bigfoot is getting serious now. Or at least the technology is…
Man Dragged From Tent and Violently Attacked by Polar Bear Remains in Critical Condition with Broken Jaw and Serious Neck Injuries but Health is Improving
A Maine man who was terrifyingly dragged from his tent and attacked by a polar bear while camping in Canada has serious injuries but is improving in a Montreal hospital, according to his wife.